The following lists events that happened during 1997 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
Incumbents Position Incumbent Grand Duke Jean Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker Deputy Prime Minister Jacques Poos President of the Chamber of Deputies Jean Spautz President of the Council of State Paul Beghin Mayor of Luxembourg City Lydie Polfer
Events
January – March
April – June 17 April – The weekly newspaper Le Jeudi is launched by Editpress. 17 May – The Compagnie Grand-Ducale d'Électricité du Luxembourg is renamed 'Cegedel'. 31 May – Jeunesse Esch win the Luxembourg Cup, beating Union Luxembourg 2–0 in the final. 15 June – Belgium's Frank Vandenbroucke wins the 1997 Tour de Luxembourg.
July – September 1 July – Luxembourg assumes the rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union for the following six months. 28 September – The first Luxembourg Grand Prix is held: not in Luxembourg, but at the Nürburgring, in the nearby German town of Nürburg. Jacques Villeneuve wins the race.
October – December 9 October – Luxair places an order for two Embraer ERJ 145 regional jets following the airline's decision to create an all-jet fleet. 2 December – SES launches its seventh satellite, Astra 1G.
Births
30 July – Jessica Berscheid, footballer
Deaths 14 March – Nicolas Morn, cyclist 8 July – Joseph Probst, artist 5 December – Jim Kirchen, cyclist
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